Twenty-two Dunwoody architecture students hopped on a plane bound for the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico during spring break. The students soaked up some sunshine and culture, but the main reason for the trip was to help residents of the country ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Initially, the scope of the trip was two-fold. […]
Ever since she was a child, Paige Fischer’s hobbies were playing with Legos and building whatever came into her head. “I’ve always been interested in fixing and building things; doing anything that is hands on and that will make things better for others,” Fischer said. “I think my parents knew I would be in a […]
Interior Design junior Sam Haak has always known she had a passion for design. After changing lanes from marketing, Haak found a home within the Dunwoody’s Construction Sciences & Building Technology program. Driven to succeed, Haak is an active student within her program. Haak says that Dunwoody was her first choice because of the College’s […]
Five years into a pharmacy technician position, Brynn Pavlica decided she needed a change. “I was bored out of my mind,” she said. Pavlica quit and hit the road, working music festivals across the country. Driving between Kansas City and Oregon, she became enthralled with the wind farms and the power they generate. She felt […]
Coming from a small Minnesota town, Construction Project Management student Tyler Fish always knew he had a passion to work with his hands. “I wanted to pursue a career outside; to go place to place with a new problem to solve daily,” Fish said. Now, with just a few months away from earning his Associates […]
A desire to draw more women into the field of engineering has led student leaders to start a chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Dunwoody. SWE, a professional organization that aims to empower women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, helps members prepare for a successful engineering […]
Last semester, Dunwoody Architecture students in the Studio 4 class partnered with Como Zoo to conceptualize a future red panda exhibit for the park. While working at the zoo last summer, Architectural Drafting & Design Instructor Kerrik Wessel learned about the zoo’s ongoing construction projects and vision for expansion, which included an idea to renovate […]
Scholarship Spotlight: Summer McGrath, ’19 Interior Design The decision to pursue a career in Interior Design was not immediately obvious for Dunwoody student Summer McGrath. But when her senior year of high school rolled around and it was time to apply for colleges, McGrath knew she needed to pick a path. “It sounds silly, but […]